通草

Chinese
 
go through; know well; to connect
go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
 
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (通草) 通 草
simp. #(通草) 通 草

Pronunciation

Noun

通草

  1. rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax spp.) (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat typhoid and to promote lactation.)

References
  • 通草 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
  • Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.

Japanese
Kanji in this term
通 草
あけび
Grade: 2 Grade: 1
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 通草 – see the following entry.
【あけびアケビ】
[noun] [from late 800s] chocolate vine (Akebia quinata)
[noun] [date uncertain] (slang) female genitals (possibly from the shape of the ripened and opened fruit)
Alternative spellings
木通, 蓪
(This term, 通草, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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